Super Heroes Marvel

Attack on the Spider Lair

Six great minifigs looking for a home in one confused headquarters

Brick Rated Score

3.4/5

Set 76175 · 2021

Pieces482

Minifigs6

Year2021

Set number76175

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The verdict

I opened this one expecting a proper Spider-Man base and got a skate park bolted onto a supervillain jail, with a giant computer stuck between them like nobody agreed on a floor plan.

The minifigure lineup is genuinely the reason to own this set. I found the Iron Spider suit and the black and green Big Time suit sitting next to the classic red and blue in one box hard to resist. But the build itself never quite decides what it wants to be, and at this price that matters. Buy it for the six figures and treat the headquarters as a bonus, not the other way around.

Best for: Spider-Man minifigure collectors who want the Iron Spider and Big Time suits without hunting three separate sets

The full review

What it is

This is a Spider-Man headquarters built out of spare ideas. There is a skate ramp, a basketball hoop, a drinks stand, a motorbike, a camera setup for filming stunts, and then, almost as an afterthought, a giant supercomputer and a jail cell for catching villains. When I first laid the pieces out I liked that it did not try to be one more generic building, it clearly wanted variety. The computer section is the best built part of the whole model, with a wall of screens and gadgetry that actually feels like Spider-Man's tech den.

The catch

Here is the honest part. The set never resolves into a cohesive space. The hangout zone and the crime fighting equipment are pushed to either end of the build, and there is no visual or physical link tying them together, so it reads more like two half sets pushed against each other than one headquarters. At $69.99 for 482 pieces, reviewers pointed out that you're mostly paying for the minifigures, since the structure itself would not carry the price on its own. If you're chasing an impressive display model, this is not it.

Who it's for

Buy this one for the people in it. Six minifigures including three different Spider-Man suits, Green Goblin, Venom, and Peter Parker is a strong lineup, and the Iron Spider and Big Time suits are hard to find bundled together elsewhere. If you're a Spider-Man completionist or you have a kid who wants a play set stuffed with gadgets to act out scenes with, it earns its keep. If you want a headquarters that looks good standing on a shelf, look elsewhere in the Marvel lineup first.

What works

Six strong minifigures in one box: three Spider-Man suits (classic, Big Time, Iron Spider) plus Green Goblin, Venom, and Peter Parker
The central computer console is a genuinely nice, detailed centerpiece with screens and gadgets
Loaded with small play features, a skateboard ramp, basketball hoop, motorbike, camera rig, and a jail cell, that give kids a lot to act out

Worth knowing

The layout feels disjointed, the leisure area and the crime fighting gear sit at opposite ends with no logical flow between them
Reviewers consistently flagged the price as steep for what the model actually delivers structurally
Some parts and prints (like the Venom figure) are recycled from earlier Spider sets rather than new for this one

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The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build moves in short, separate bursts rather than one continuous flow, you finish the skate ramp, then start fresh on the drinks stand, then move to the computer bank, and each section barely acknowledges the last. It is not a difficult build for 482 pieces, but it does feel like assembling several small dioramas rather than one base, which some builders found satisfying for variety and others found scattered and unfocused.

The minifigures are where the part count earns its value. The Iron Spider suit and the black and green Big Time suit are the standout inclusions, giving collectors two less common Spider-Man variants alongside the classic red and blue. Venom's figure reuses the mold and printing seen in earlier sets like Spider Mech vs. Venom and Venomosaurus Ambush, so it is not new to this release, but it is still a solid figure to have on hand. The computer console section uses a nice mix of screen and tile pieces that give it more texture than the rest of the build.

Fun facts

01The set was released March 1, 2021 at a retail price of $69.99 and has since been retired.
02It bundles three distinct Spider-Man suit variants in one box: the classic red and blue, the black and green Big Time suit, and the high-tech Iron Spider suit.
03Brickset's review singled out the central computer structure as the only part of the model that felt truly successful, criticizing the rest of the layout as jumbled.
04The Venom minifigure reuses the same mold and printing that appeared in 76115 Spider Mech vs. Venom, 76150 Spiderjet vs. Venom Mech, and 76151 Venomosaurus Ambush.